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Chicago is no stranger to bombs. We live in a relatively bomb-free era, the first such respite Chicagoans have enjoyed since at least the middle of the 19th century. The city that gave the world the mother of all explosive devices and ushered in the Atomic Age also endured the Pineapple Primary, a particularly violent March and April in 1928 that saw scores of grenades and other explosives tossed between warring factions battling for political control of City Hall. Arguably the most famous explosion occurred more than a century ago at the Haymarket Square Riot. The May 4, 1886, labor demonstration turned violent when somebody threw a bomb at a line of police officers, killing seven and...

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Chicago is no stranger to bombs.
We live in a relatively bomb-free era, the first such respite Chicagoans have enjoyed since at least the middle of the 19th century.
The city that gave the world the mother of all explosive devices and ushered in the...